And the Category Is…
An LA Times bestseller, and one of Pitchfork’s 15 Best Music Books of 2022
(Beacon Press, 2022).
A critical and ontological dive into Mary J. Blige’s landmark debut.
(Forthcoming, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2027).
But They Did That On Television: Queer Dispatches From the Late 20th Century
An intimate and timely essay collection on the 80s and 90s programming that provided a generation with coded LGBTQ+ narratives.
(Forthcoming, Beacon Press, 2027)
The Most Dangerous Gay Black Man in America—and How to Become One
A memoir and pedagogical how-to by controversial and socio-political trailblazer, Dr. Cleo Manago w/ Writer-Teacher, Ricky Tucker.
(Forthcoming, Rice Productions, 2026)